For the last 15 years, the retail technology landscape resembled a minefield and it still does, but the mines have become more sophisticated. Disparity of costs, features and opinions make technology procurement a daunting and dangerous task for retail business managers.
Rather than waiting for the “good old times” to come back, it really is time for retailers to adapt to a new reality. In some market segments trading conditions will remain tough and may deteriorate further.
You’ll have no doubt heard about ‘Cloud Computing’: having your data and applications at the other end of ‘the cloud’, available over the internet. Consider the following five tips before launching your business into ‘the cloud’:
Times are tough and it is understandable that retailers are cutting costs, but some of them are going too far. Instead of eliminating waste, these retailers are also cutting essential expenditure. By doing so, they are undercutting the capabilities of their businesses.
Six months into 2009 and it’s been announced by those in the know that apparently our ‘annus horribilis’ economically speaking, is over. Australia has dodged the recession. Technically.
You have reached the end!
